Finding your location – SUUNTO MCB User Manual

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7. Finding your location

You can sight two or more objects and use
triangulation to accurately determine where you are.

1. Find a visible object that is identifiable on your

map and follow steps 1-3 of the ‘Sight a bearing’
procedure.

2. On the map, place the long edge of the compass on

the object (1).

3. Turn the compass until the orienting lines and

meridian lines are parallel and draw a line from the
object.
















4. Choose a second object and repeat steps 1-3.

The intersection of the two lines indicates your
position, and the closer the angle between the
intersecting lines is to 90°, the greater the accuracy.

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